Remembering Funmi, the Moremi of Ekitiland, by Kola Johnson
Today, 11 odd years since the tragic occurrence, the sad memory simply refuses to let go in its overweening grip of pathos.
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Today, 11 odd years since the tragic occurrence, the sad memory simply refuses to let go in its overweening grip of pathos.
Since leaving office as governor, he has been appointed as the inaugural President of the Forum of the Regions of Africa (FORAF).
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